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October 31, 2009
Across Europe, the embattled left loses some clout
VIENNA—Pity Europe’s Socialists—it’s getting lonely on the left. Just when you might think capitalism’s global crisis would...
Brain scientists try to manage dopamine’s effects
WASHINGTON—The good, the bad and the ugly: That’s a quick summary of the effects of dopamine, a natural brain chemical that is linked to pleasure,...
Counseling increasingly embedded in primary care
PHILADELPHIA—Emily Duffy, a licensed social worker, was walking down the hall of her North Philadelphia clinic in August when she heard crying in...
Mayan year 2012 stirs latest doomsday chatter
MEXICO CITY—Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly “running out”...
U.S. military, Iraqi forces build new relationship
NASIRIYAH, Iraq—The awkward moment came after a round of icy 7UPs and musings on Hollywood movies. Iraqi army Capt. Abdullah al-Maliki smiled at...
October 27, 2009
Swine-flu vaccine is in short supply in Richmond metro area
Richmond metropolitan health facilities are largely, if temporarily, out of H1N1 flu vaccine. “In the region, all the local health departments are...
October 24, 2009
Swine flu may be peaking in Va.
State health officials say the H1N1 flu may be peaking in Virginia and could now start to decline. Swine-flu vaccine continues in short supply, emergency...
Health Notes for Oct. 24
CLASSES “Lift Your Chest” pump class by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy’s Kappa Epsilon in honor of “Pinktober,“...
Mexican cartels growing marijuana in Texas, Okla.
FORT WORTH, Texas—Mexico’s nimble drug cartels are leapfrogging tightened border security and establishing sophisticated marijuana-growing...
Jamaica looks beyond plain bananas to aid economy
ANNOTTO BAY, Jamaica—On one side of the dirt road, 400 acres of banana fields stand abandoned, a victim of four hurricanes in five years and the...
Traditions fade as China resettles nomads in towns
GENHE CITY, China—Herding reindeer and hunting bears and boars in the forests on Siberia’s fringe was Gu Gejun’s life. Now his rifle...
Dwindling caribou herds worry environmentalists
ON THE PORCUPINE RIVER TUNDRA, Yukon Territory—Here on the endlessly rolling and clumpy terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou...
Scientists unravel brain’s wiring to study memory
WASHINGTON—Using a powerful microscope, Karel Svoboda, a brain scientist at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn in Northern Virginia, peers...
Boomeritis: painful pursuit of the fountain of youth
PHILADELPHIA—Bob Willette clocks 110 miles each week on his road-racing bike, mostly while he commutes the 26-mile round trip to work. He also whacks...
Some lawmakers pull double duty in the military
HONOLULU—As mortar fire and rockets bombarded 1st Lt. Jonathan Paton’s Iraq camp, he got an urgent call on his cell phone: He had won re-election....
Biologists dot a prairie canvas with butterflies
CHICAGO—After waiting for a warm day, biologist Doug Taron and a handful of colleagues fanned out through a thousand acres of restored prairie last...
Raids in Utah town raise issue: Who owns the past?
BLANDING, Utah—High above the spiky sandstone spine known as Comb Ridge, which snakes for 120 miles through the desert, archaeologist Winston Hurst...
October 22, 2009
Fighting flu, Richmond-area hospitals will restrict visiting to adults
Starting Monday, metropolitan Richmond hospitals will restrict visiting to try to curb the spread of swine flu. In what they described as an unprecedented...
October 17, 2009
Glaucoma can sneak up on you
Glaucoma often not detected until severe Today and tomorrow, people can get free glaucoma screenings. (See Health Notes below.) According to the Glaucoma...
Health Notes for Oct. 17
MEETING Richmond Chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, 6 p.m. Monday, Panera, 11703 W. Broad St. Details: Mary Burke, (804) 330-3340 or Mary...
Tenn. campground hosts the ‘almost homeless’
LEBANON, Tenn.—Terry Lee Ballard holds a sign when he goes looking for work in front of hardware stores. It reads: “No job. No food. Almost...
A towering monument—to what?—in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal—Towering on a hilltop overlooking the Atlantic, the 160-foot-high bronze statue depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano...
Secession movements move well beyond Texas
AUSTIN, Texas—As head of the Texas Nationalist Movement, Daniel Miller of Nederland believes it’s time for the Lone Star State to sever its...
U.S. struggles to keep up in Puerto Rico’s drug war
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—With a stucco mansion in the hills outside San Juan and four luxury cars, including a Corvette, Wilfredo Rodriguez lived well...
U.S. nuns wonder why Vatican is investigating them
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Everybody knows that the nuns run this corner of Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. There is Sister Jane, telling a young...
After Chechnya, many fear a new Caucasus war
NAZRAN, Russia—Melted rubber sandals float in the bus-sized crater outside what’s left of the Nazran city police department. The devastation...
Army brigade trading firepower for foot powder
DAHLONEGA, Ga.—Drenched in sweat, Army Capt. Aaron Hall peeled off his soggy socks and applied a liberal dose of foot powder before slipping on a...
October 11, 2009
PEOPLE’S PHARMACY
Q:How effective is Tamiflu against the H1N1 influenza bug? Are there any risks to taking this drug preventively? I am thinking of asking my doctor for...
Using exercise to keep going after cancer diagnosis
Because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s a perfect time to tell you about Gwen Foley, who’s aware of her breast cancer but not...
October 10, 2009
Health Notes for Oct. 10
CLASSES Yoga Anatomy for the Upper Body, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today, Glenmore Yoga and Wellness Center, 10442 Ridgefield Parkway, to learn which postures...
